Indian sports coverage in brief: cricket, football, hockey, and India at world events.
India's men's hockey team began their Asian Games title defence with a 13-1 win over Indonesia in Nagoya on Sunday. Dilpreet Singh scored four goals. Shilanand Lakra and Sukhjeet Singh added two…
Shafali Verma smashed an unbeaten 100 off 49 balls, her maiden T20I century, to power India to 195/4 against Bangladesh in the women's Asian Games 2026 semifinal. She hit three fours and…
India women's cricket team thrashed Bangladesh by 114 runs in the Asian Games 2026 semifinal in Nisshin on Sunday, guaranteeing at least a silver medal. Shafali Verma scored her maiden T20I century,…
India's Elavenil Valarivan won silver in the women's 10m air rifle individual event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Sunday, scoring 252.4 points. Japan's Taichi Hinata took gold with 253.0, and South…
Deepika Sehrawat scored eight goals, the most by any woman in Asian Games hockey history, as India routed Uzbekistan 19-0 in their Pool B opener in Kakamigahara on Sunday. Six of her…
Suchika Tariyal assured India its first medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games by defeating Mongolia's Altanchimeg Baigalmaa 2-0 in the women's traditional 60kg MMA quarterfinal on Sunday. The 36-year-old from Rohtak, Haryana,…
Smriti Mandhana became the highest run-scorer in women's T20 Internationals, surpassing Suzie Bates during the Asian Games semifinal against Bangladesh in Nagoya. Mandhana reached 4,765 runs, going past Bates' 4,758. She was…
India began their women's team table tennis campaign at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with a 3-0 win over Indonesia in Group F on Sunday. The Hindu reports that Sreeja Akula beat Ni…
Mohun Bagan secured their 31st Calcutta Football League Premier Division title, their first since 2018, with a 3-2 comeback win over Mohammedan Sporting at Barasat Stadium on Saturday. Down to 10 men…
Deepika scored eight goals as the Indian women's hockey team crushed Uzbekistan 19-0 in their Asian Games 2026 opener in Nagoya on Sunday. Open Magazine reports India led 8-0 at halftime and…
